Comments on: iPhone + 100 mph + pavement = ?

By: stephanie

stephanie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:15:54 +0000

I bet he can still sell it on eBay though!

By: slappy

slappy — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:53:27 +0000

Wow, it still looks better than a Zune!

By: Philip Holbrook

Philip Holbrook — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:28:30 +0000

Just to let everyone know who asked, no the iphone was completely unresponsive. After trying to plug it in, hoping it would just come to life a bit for a good laugh but nothing at all. I removed the one bottom screw that was still holding it together and out fell two of the microchips from the motherboard. So it was definitely a dead iphone, only upside is now we have a spare battery! lol

By: Imagine Engine

Imagine Engine — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:10:29 +0000

Comments from the article that made me ROFL were “Off we go back to the scene of the crime” instead of “off we go back to the scene of the accident” and the other “Apple clearly was negligent in not outlining the harmful effects of high-impact collisions on the iPhone”. Obviously when the author said “he flies ahead on his CBR600″ it’s just another way of saying “my friend was speeding”. Anyway even if it was deemed an accident it still falls under the warranty clause all manufacturers have in where it states user damage voids the warranty. It’s a good example of cause and effect whereby if one speeds they take the chance of wiping out and damaging not only their vehicle but also themselves and others.

By: vincent Vasquez

vincent Vasquez — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:21:41 +0000

? so apple is supposed to include in the user manual that if your in a 100MPH collision the iphone will not survive? I am a little unclear on what happened here… he flew off his bike at 100MPH ?

after going back and reading.. So the iphone is supposed to be able to survive cars driving over it? (unsure if it was even cars or UPS shipping carriers…) I think his case is not going to go very far. I feel for the guy; but how did he manage to lose his phone and wallet while riding? Was he on the phone and going 100MPH? Theres a lot of factors involved there… But I wish him the best of luck with the next one.

By: Savas

Savas — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:49:55 +0000

It wouldn’t work as the digitizer (piece of smashed glass) is buggered. The digitizer is what picks up the finger touching the screen and translates it as well as having a top glass protection layer…

By: thisisjohnny

thisisjohnny — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:38:04 +0000

guys from western pa working night shifts at ups. iphones don’t handle falls well.

what exactly is the news here?

By: Matt Davis

Matt Davis — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:08:02 +0000

does (would?) the phone still work without the glass on? like would it work if he directly touched the screen as opposed to touching the glass covering it? hmmm…

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:53:01 +0000

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
haahaahahahahaahahahahahahahaa
hahahahahahahaahahhahahaahahaahahaah….
No really, Good Luck with that!